Isaac posing in the veg garden
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I planted 7 tomatoes in the garden. 4 Martian Giants and 3 tomatillos. I also added a mild green jalapeno, banana pepper and an artichoke. My broccoli should be ready to harvest in a few weeks. The Brussels Sprouts need another 6 weeks probably and the beans are nowhere near ready. Something is eating the leaves of many things. I need to spray spinosad, but i can't seem to find any actual bugs. Very strange. The potatoes are also growing. Well, half are anyway. I need to mound up more straw.
I looked and saw that many of the potatoes are sprouting green leaves, but only 3 are rising above the straw now and one looks like it will break free any day.
I also planted strawberries. Just 2 plants. I'll see how it goes. I might plant some more, but I am trying to keep it slow. I don't want to overwhelm myself.
I also need to harvest some radishes. But, I want to do something with them. Maybe I'll thinly slice them and add them to a salad. We'll see.
Onions seem to be doing ok. Just moving along. They are firmly rooted so that is positive. And, this past year I got the poppies planted super early and they are just absolutely exploding now. The look amazing and I notice people stopping to look at them all the time.
Pansies, violas and lettuce are all doing good. I think I'll make some sauteed spinach at dinner tonight. If I can eat the spinach soon, I'll have room for eggplant or a cucumber plant in the next month. I can also pull out some of the radicchio to make room. It is such a pretty plant but I don't really like to eat it. I also realize that I am not a huge arugula fan. It's too nutty. Next fall I want to plant a mustard green Leslie was telling me about. It sounds delicious. Very mild with a good, light mustard flavor. Good for salads. In fall I need to be more organized with my lettuce. I also think I'll plant more baby greens instead of whole heads.
Anywho, going to check out the new natural food store, New Flower Market.
xo
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